Erie County (PA) Genealogy
Church Records
Catholic Church Records & Directory
Contributed by Marian Fromknecht
Marian Fromknecht has provided the following information about Catholic Churches in the City of Erie and surrounding area who are known to have old baptism and marriage information. Please address any feedback to Marian concerning any research efforts. And of course, if anyone is willing to do large transcriptions of data from these church holdings, I (Bill Klauk) would be more than willing to post it and feature your name in print. A further listing of other Catholic churches in the city and in all of Erie County has also been compiled by Marian and has been added. In the three tables below, the first is mainly with churches known to have historical and genealogical information, the second section is just a directory listing of the other City of Erie churches, and the third section is all other listings.
Catholic Churches Directory (known to have info)
| Not sure if
this was the first Catholic church or just the first
church for the Germans, but St. Mary's records begin in
the year 1840. The congregation was formed in 1833 and
mass was held in a log house on the north east corner of
10th and State. A church was built in 1837. There is a
lady there by the name of Helen Zimmerman who will do
look-ups. Predominantly German Congregation. Send
requests and donation by mail. St. Mary's Catholic Church |
| St. Joseph's
was founded in 1853. It was a predominantly German
Congregation. Their address St. Joseph's Catholic Church |
| St. John the
Baptist Catholic Church was founded in 1869 and was a
predominantly German Congregation. Records begin 1869 and
are being transcribed now. Send baptism requests to
Marian Fromkneckt at RaveledRoots@post.com St. John's Catholic Church - Erie
|
| St.
Patrick's was founded in 1837 and is a predominantly
Irish congregation. No information has been obtained with
regard to records or contact. St. Patrick's Catholic Church |
| St. Paul's
was founded in 1891 and was and is a predominantly
Italian Congregation. No information has been obtained
with regard to records or contact. St. Paul's Catholic Church |
| St. Boniface
in Greene Twp on Rt 8 in the village of Hammett was
founded in 1857. It was a German and Irish Congregation.
No information has been obtained with regard to records
or contact. St.
Boniface Catholic Church |
| A very old congregation,
St. Francis Xaviar in McKean is listed as being founded
in 1833. The site of the original church and cemetery is
on Buman Road in McKean Township. The present church is
in McKean borough. St.
Francis Xaviar (814) 476-1622 |
| St. Matthew-in-the-Woods
in Summit Township was founded in 1867. No information
has been obtained with regard to records or contact. St. Matthew-in-the-Woods |
| St. Andrew Founded 1871 Erie, Erie Co. 1116 W 7th (6th & Raspberry) (814) 454-2486 |
| Holy Rosary Founded 1923 (small wooden church on corner). New church built 1954. Erie, Erie Co. 2701 East Ave (814) 456-4254 |
More City of Erie Catholic Churches
| Blessed Sacrament Erie, Erie Co. 1626 W 26th (814) 454-0171 |
Bread of Life Community Erie, Erie Co. 424 E. Grandview Blvd (814) 825-9250 |
| Holy Family Erie, Erie Co. 913 Fulton (814) 452-4832 |
Holy Trinity Erie, Erie Co. 2220 Reed (814) 456-0671 |
| Immaculate Conception Erie, Erie Co. 233 E 16th (814) 454-1615 |
Mount Calvary Erie, Erie Co. 2004 E. Lake Rd. (814) 454-0061 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Erie, Erie Co. 1553 E Grandview Blvd (814) 825-7313 |
Our Lady of Peace Erie, Erie Co. 2401 W. 38th (814) 833-7701 |
| Sacred Heart Erie, Erie Co. 816 W. 26th (814) 456-6256 |
St. Ann Erie, Erie Co. 921 East Ave (814) 453-4681 |
| St. Casimir Erie, Erie Co. 629 Hess Ave (814) 459-7361 |
St. George Erie, Erie Co. 5145 Peach St (814) 864-0622 |
| St. Hedwig Erie, Erie Co. 521 E 3rd (814) 454-8096 |
St. James Erie, Erie Co. 2635 Buffalo Rd (814) 899-6178 |
| St. Jude Erie, Erie Co. 2801 W. 6th (814) 833-0927 |
St. Julia Erie, Erie Co. 638 Roslyn Av (W. 8th & Powell Ave) (814) 833-4347 |
| St. Luke Erie, Erie Co. 421 E. 38th (814) 825-6920 |
St. Mark the Evangelist Erie, Erie Co. 695 Smithson Ave (814) 899-3000 |
| St. Peter Cathedral Erie, Erie Co. 230 W 10th (814) 453-6677 |
St. Stanislaus Erie, Erie Co. 516 E. 13th (814) 452-6606 |
| St. Stephen Erie, Erie Co. 1237 W 21st (814) 459-0543 |
SS. Peter and Paul Erie, Erie Co. 3415 Wallace (814) 825-8140 |
Other Catholic Churches in Erie County
| St. John the Evangelist Founded 1853 Girard, Erie Co. 142 E Main (814) 774-4108 |
St. Gregory Founded 1854 North East, Erie Co. 136 W Main (814) 725-9691 |
| St. Theresa Parish Founded 1857 Union City, Erie Co. Not Listed |
St. Peter Founded 1870 Greene, Erie Co. |
| St. Thomas Founded 1860 Corry, Erie Co. Not Listed |
St. Elizabeth Founded 1875 Corry, Erie Co. Not Listed |
| St. Cyprian Founded 1878 Waterford, Erie Co. 12773 Donation Rd (814) 796-4329 |
St. Lawrence Albion, Erie Co. |
| Our Lady of the Lake Founded 1950 Edinboro, Erie Co. 128 Sunset Dr (814) 734-3113 |
St. Philip Edinboro, Erie Co. 25797 State Hwy 98 (814) 734-7395 |
| Holy Cross Fairview, Erie Co. 7100 W. Ridge Rd (814) 474-2605 |
Our Lady of Mercy Harborcreek, Erie Co. 837 Bartlett Rd (814) 899-5342 |
| St. Michael Chapel Fairview, Erie Co. 6366 W. Lake Rd (814) 835-6748 |
St. Michael's Erie, Erie Co. West 17th destroyed by fire |
| St. Patrick Franklin, Erie Co. |
Our Lady of Fatima (Canandohta
Lk) Union City, Erie Co. ??? Is this perhaps in Crawford Co |
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